PSYCHOSOCIAL CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY RETIREES IN EJIGBO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Tajudeen O. Ishola Ph.D; Salman A. Alawaye Ph.D & Ojebiyi P. Folasoye: Osun State, SUBEB

Abstract

Retirement is a fact of employment, which occurs as a result of situations peculiar to ethics of employment. In Nigeria context however, retirement is characterized by different kinds of challenges experienced by retirees. In view of this, the study investigated the psychosocial challenges experienced by retirees in Ejigbo Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey design was employed, purposive and convenient sampling techniques were used to select 120 retirees in the LGA. The instrument was self designed questionnaire “Psychosocial Challenges of Retirees Questionnaire (PCRQ) which was subjected to Cronbach alpha reliability with reliability coefficient of 0.73. Data collected were analyzed using percentage and t-test statistic, the hypothesis is tested at 0.05 alpha level of significant. The findings revealed that the psychosocial challenges faced by retirees in Ejigbo LGA are legion and the topmost among them are frustration, loneliness and anxiety towards death. There was no significant difference in the psychosocial challenges experienced by retirees in Ejigbo LGA based on gender. It is recommended that government should always pay the retirees their entitlements as at when due and support them in order to prevent them from being frustrated to untimely death.